Motor-control system.



H. E. WHITE.

MOTOR GONTROL SYSTEM. APPLICATION FILED nnm zs, 1909. 1

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

YZZ'TJSZESE'ES/ INVENTUR W mkfib HAHULZ? J7. WHITE v ATT jaw w. J MM- r'rn sra'r nsjPA N @FFICE' HAROI JJ E. WHITE, OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK, ASSIG NOR 'I'O GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

MOTOR-CONTROL SYSTEM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 30, 1909.

Application filed June 23', 1909. Serial No. 503,834.

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor- Control Systems, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to motor control systems and particularly tothose in which a plurality of electrically controlled switches or contactors are arranged for operation in succession to increase step-by-step the voltage applied to the'motor in starting. In such motor control systems means is often provided for insuring a time interval between the closing of successive contactors in order that the voltage applied to the motor may not be increased too rapidly. Instead of or in addition to the time limit means just referred to, devices are often provided which operate in response to the current in 4 the motor circuit and prevent the. closing of a succeeding contactor until the current in the motor circuit, which has temporarily increased owing to the closing'of the preceding contactor, has fallen below a certain value. In certain control systems heretofore used the contactors which are intended to close in succession are provided with auxiliary switches which control the control circuit for, the succeeding contactor, and the closing of the contactors in their proper order is thereby assured. An overload responsive device is often used with such systems in order to control the successive'closing of the contactors as explained above. It has been found that, under-certain conditions, the first voltage increasing contactor may close directly after the closingrof the motor circuit before the overload responsive result being that the voltage applied to the tion, and it is particularly useful in connec-- tion with a system of that kind I do not wish to be understood, however, as limiting it to this type of control, since it may obviously be used in connection with many device has had time to become efiective, theothers. named application, the contactors which initially complete the motor circuit are provided with auxiliary switches which control the control circuit for the voltage increasing contactors, these auxiliary switches being held open while their corresponding con tactor is open and being allowed to close when said contactor closes, unless the current in the motor circuit exceeds a certain value. In order to maintain saic auxiliary switches open until their contactors have closed, shunt coils were provided, adjacent the series coils on the auxiliary switch attachments, which were maintained energized during most of the closing movement of said contactors, but were deenergized when the latter had ompletely closed. By my'present arrangement I am able to do away altogether with the auxiliary switch attachments on the line contactors, thereby much simplifying the whole control system.

Considered in connection with the system of control covered in my application above mentioned, my invention consists in connecting the actuating coil of the first voltage increasing contactor in shunt to the motor, the actuating coils of the succeeding voltage increasing contactors being connected to a source of current through auxiliary switches on the preceding contactors exactly as in the system shown in my prior application above nientionedv With such an arrangement the first voltage increasing contactor will not close after the completlon of the motor circuit, until the counter electromotive force of the motor has increased to a certain value.

In this way the proper operation of the contactors is assured.

.In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated diagrammatically a simple system of motor control of the type shown in my above mentioned application having my invention embodied therein.

The motor to be controlled is indicated at M as of the series type, although it might equally well be of'any other. The source of current supply both for the motor and for the control circuits is indicated at T. The voltage appliedv to the motor in starting is increased by cutting out successively three sections of starting resistance R R andRR A line switch L is arranged when closed to complete a' circuit from the source T through theresistance R R R and the motor M. 110

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5. In a control system a motor to be controlled, a. plurality of contactors intended for operation in succession to increase stephy-step the voltage applied to the motor, a master switch for controlling the energization of the actuating coils of said contactors, a control circuit whereby said master switch connects the actuating coil of the first contactor in shunt to the motor, control circuits whereby said master switch connects the actuating coils of the succeeding contactors to a source of current, auxiliary switches cooperating with certain of said contactors each arranged to control the control circuit to the actuating coil of the succeedin contactor, a connection between each 0? said contactors and its auxiliary switch whereby when theforiner is open the latter is posi' tively held open and when the former is closed the latter permitted to close, and

means responsive to current in the motor circuit for controlling the closing of said auxiliary switches.

In. Witness whereof, I have hereunto set t y-hand this 22nd day of June, 1909.

'HAROLD E. 'WHI'EE. Witnesses BENJAMIN B. HULL, l'iELEN Onronn. 

